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Ethics commission completes random audit draw; rejects motion to add Mayor Ed Lee’s 2015 campaign
Summary
The Ethics Commission held a random draw to select 11 campaign committees and 4 lobbyists for audit and debated a separate motion to target the Ed Lee for Mayor 2015 committee. After extended public comment and legal guidance, the motion to add Mayor Lee’s campaign failed 2–3.
The San Francisco Ethics Commission completed its random-selection process on March 28 to identify campaign committees and lobbyists for the coming audit cycle, and it defeated a separate motion to add Ed Lee’s 2015 mayoral campaign to the audit list.
Executive staff outlined a tiered random-selection approach intended to focus audits on higher levels of spending. Staff proposed auditing 11 of 53 campaign committees (20%), with selections skewed toward committees reporting larger expenditures: six from those spending more than $100,000, three in the $50,000–$100,000 tier, and two from the $10,000–$50,000 tier.…
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